Love Me Tender came about when Elvis was to star in a movie with this title.
Movie producers knew they needed a song unlike the rock and roll usually sung by Elvis.
The melody is taken from a love ballad written in 1861 by George Poulton. The song was 95 years old, so they changed the lyrics. Here is the original:
Movie producer Ken Darby along with his wife and Elvis, I guess you could say, wrote a parody!
Movie producers knew they needed a song unlike the rock and roll usually sung by Elvis.
The melody is taken from a love ballad written in 1861 by George Poulton. The song was 95 years old, so they changed the lyrics. Here is the original:
Movie producer Ken Darby along with his wife and Elvis, I guess you could say, wrote a parody!